Chapter 341: Best-selling author
"Han Han?"
Chen Xinlin frowned, searched her memory, and didn't expect this person, so she shook her head and said, "I don't seem to have heard of it." ”
Tong Yuewei on the side suddenly said: "I know, the person who won the award for the new concept essay, right? It seems that he is still a high school student, and he was reported on the news some time ago, saying that he failed seven subjects in the final exam." ”
"Yes, that's him. Xu Yiyang nodded and said, "Wasn't the new concept very popular last year, he was one of the winners, and the book on the new concept composition seems to be selling very well." ”
Chen Xinlin said: "To be honest, I just took over this business yesterday, and now I am still in the understanding stage, I have been busy with the hotel industry before, and I have not paid much attention to this area, and I am a little lonely." ”
Xu Yiyang said: "Han Han, a young man, was still very famous last year, and his articles attracted a lot of attention among middle school students across the country. ”
Chen Xinlin nodded and asked, "Then what, is there anything special about this Han Han?"
The reason why Xu Yiyang mentioned Han Han was because he remembered that Han Han's first book "Triple Gate" was published this year.
If I'm not mistaken, it should be in the middle of the year or the second half of the year.
In addition, Han Han just won the award for the new concept last year, so he speculates that Han Han should still be in the stage of creating "Triple Gate".
"Triple Gate" was one of the best-selling books of 2000, and it had a great impact on young people, and it is said that the book has sold millions of copies, and if you count the pirated copies, it may be more than 10 million, and it is a proper bestseller.
Chen Xinlin has just taken over the book business, isn't she looking for a bestseller topic? It is better to let her get Han Han's "Triple Gate" in advance.
So, Xu Yiyang said: "I read new concept essays in high school, and I am still very optimistic about Han Han, I think this young man will definitely make some waves in the literary world in the future." ”
"So it's best for Aunt Chen to catch up with him and have a chat with him, ask him if he has any plans to write a book, and if so, sign it directly, and if not, find a way to persuade him to write a book, as long as he writes it, it will definitely become a bestseller!"
When Chen Xinlin heard this, she immediately paid attention to it.
She has a very high degree of trust in Xu Yiyang, so Xu Yiyang said that she was optimistic about this middle school student named Han Han, and she didn't dare to despise it in the slightest.
So she asked Xu Yiyang: "Xiao Xu, where is this Han Han from?"
Xu Yiyang said: "It's Zhonghai people. ”
Chen Xinlin immediately said: "Okay, I'll inquire about the school he attends tomorrow and meet him to talk." ”
Xu Yiyang nodded and said with a smile: "Aunt Chen, I suggest that you better give him a sum of money directly and buy his future five books and eight books in advance." ”
Xu Yiyang liked Han Han a lot in his last life, and after watching many of his interviews, he knew that Han Han liked racing since he was a child, and the first manuscript fee he earned was also used by him to buy a car.
The current Han Han has not written "Triple Gate", and he must not have made any money.
If someone is willing to give him a sum of money to buy his next few books in advance, and also let him realize his dream of a car in advance, then he will be very happy to accept it immediately.
If you get a contract for a few books from Han Han, it will be a great boost to Chen Xinlin's publishing company, and each of this buddy's books should sell more than one million copies.
When Chen Xinlin heard this, she immediately nodded and said, "Okay! Then I'll give him 300,000 yuan directly and pre-order six books from him!"
Three hundred thousand pre-orders for six books, which is already the treatment of a best-selling author.
And 300,000 yuan is not a full buyout, but only a prepaid royalty, with 300,000 sincerity to lock in the ownership of an author's subsequent books, how much the book sells, or to pay royalties to the author according to the sales volume.
Xu Yiyang can imagine how excited Han Han, who is still writing "Triple Gate", if he suddenly meets the boss of a publishing company who signed a contract with him for 300,000 yuan.
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The next day, Chen Xinlin called early in the morning to inquire about Han Han's situation.
After learning that he was a freshman at Songjiang No. 2 High School, he didn't even go to the company and drove directly to the school.
Fortunately, Han Han had not dropped out of school at this time, and was still sitting in the classroom of a certain class of Songjiang No. 2 High School, listening to the teacher's lecture absentmindedly.
What the teacher said, he became more and more difficult to understand, last year he was repeated by the school for the second time because of seven failed in the final exam, and it caused a lot of sensation at that time.
Now, he feels that he is even more unable to keep up with the pace of the school curriculum.
An idea was already in his heart, and he planned to wait for the next semester to find an opportunity to withdraw from school on his own initiative, otherwise he would be expelled from school if he failed the final exam again.
It is better to drop out of school by yourself than to be expelled.
Therefore, he decided to finish the "Triple Gate" he was working on as soon as possible during the winter vacation, and then submit it to a publishing house or publishing company for publication.
If this book can have a good sales, then I can at least tell others confidently that I can support myself with manuscript fees in the future.
But although he thought about it very well, Han Han still had some drums in his heart, what if he couldn't earn the manuscript fee?
While I was pondering alone, the bell rang for the end of class.
The same table patted him, showed him a pack of Chinese in the hole in the table, and whispered, "Do you want to smoke one in the playground?"
"Oh, no. Han Han waved his hand and said, "I can't get used to it, I have smoked my eyes." ”
The same table pouted: "Good smoke, you know a fart, don't go to me by yourself." ”
As she was talking, a girl in the class shouted, "Han Han, someone is looking for you!"
"Oh. Han Han subconsciously stood up and walked towards the door.
When I went out, I saw a middle-aged aunt standing outside the door, and I was surprised if it was a classmate who was playing with herself, and the middle-aged aunt spoke.
"You're Han Han, right?"
Han Han looked at her in surprise and asked, "Are you?"
Chen Xinlin handed over her new business card and said, "I am the general manager of Hanhai Culture, and my name is Chen Xinlin. ”
Han Hanmu took the business card and asked curiously, "Do you have something to do with me?"
Chen Xinlin smiled slightly and said, "I am in the book publishing industry, and a friend just recommended you to me, saying that you are very talented, so I want to ask you, are you interested in writing books?"
"Ahh Write a book. Han Han scratched his head and said, "I'm writing now, I've been writing more than half of it." ”
Chen Xinlin hurriedly asked: "Then are you interested in cooperating with me?" If you cooperate with me, I can give you a guarantee of 50,000 yuan a copy under the normal proportion of manuscript tax. ”
Saying that, Chen Xinlin said again: "By the way, if you want, we can sign a long-term agreement, I will pay you 300,000 guarantees, you give me six books in the next ten years, and if the actual manuscript tax exceeds 300,000, I will also give you a lot of money, what do you think?"
Han Han was stunned.
Three hundred thousand?
Just kidding, right?
What is the concept of 300,000!
Uh, well, I'm not quite sure what the concept of 300,000 is.
However, with his current standard of 20 yuan of pocket money per week, 300,000 yuan is a bit unbelievable.
Moreover, if you can really get 300,000 manuscript fees, you will definitely impress the school teachers and classmates, who have never believed that they can earn manuscript fees, and these 300,000 will make their jaws drop!
And most importantly, 300,000 yuan must be able to buy a car, right? And it's a very good kind of car!
I will turn 18 this year and can take the driver's license test!
When the time comes, you will be able to buy a car yourself!
Oh, my God!
Han Han felt that the whole person was excited, and the spirit of the second middle school who was born with my talent must be useful, and my generation was a Penghao person, exploded instantly.
He asked in an almost trembling voice, "Auntie, are you telling the truth?
Chen Xinlin said with a smile: "What good can I do if I tease you? I also gave you my business card, so I can't lie to you." ”
Saying that, Chen Xinlin said again: "In this way, you go home at noon to discuss with your parents, ask them what they mean, if they also agree, then you can go to my company with your parents in the afternoon to find me, let's sign the contract, and I will pay you 300,000 yuan immediately." ”
Han Han nodded hurriedly and said excitedly, "Auntie, I'm going to call my dad." ”
Chen Xinlin said with a smile: "Let's go to class first, and then explain it to my parents in detail when I go home at noon, and then call me back then." ”
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When she left Songjiang No. 2 Middle School, Chen Xinlin kept thinking about a question in her mind.
The long-haired, skinny middle school student just now was really as powerful as Xu Yiyang said?
She still remembered what Xu Yiyang said, as long as he writes it, it must be a bestseller, what is the level of a bestseller? At least a book that can sell 100,200,000 copies!
Will there really be hundreds of thousands of people spending money on a book written by a high school student?
Judging from experience, Chen Xinlin is unwilling to believe it.
But combined with Xu Yiyang's point of view, Chen Xinlin felt convinced in her heart.
She doesn't know why, she really trusts Xu Yiyang's words, even if Xu Yiyang gives her a lottery number for her to buy, she also believes that the number will be able to win.
Therefore, signing Han Han's six books for 300,000 may sound like a risk, but she feels that it is worth trying, and believes that the result will not disappoint her.
Here, Han Han rushed home from school and told his parents the good news.
At first, his parents didn't believe anything, after all, his father was a literati himself, and he knew the market and process of writing and publishing books, so how could anyone take so much money to ask his son to write a book?
However, when he saw Chen Xinlin's business card, he realized that what his son said must be true.
I have also heard of this Hanhai culture, although the book business is average, but behind it is the Hanhai Group, which has a market value of more than one billion.
Hanhai Group started in the publishing industry in the early years, and then gradually transformed into building materials manufacturing, is a relatively large local manufacturing enterprise, and in recent years, I heard that it began to enter the hotel and real estate, and it is still very famous in the local area.
Therefore, the invitation of 300,000 yuan seems to be true.
In fact, Han Han's father has always supported him in writing, but sometimes he is also worried about whether his son really has the ability to be a full-time writer now.
If there is, then he wants to drop out of school to write, and he naturally supports it;
But if not, if you miss the stage of high school and college, what will you rely on to make a living in the future?
Now, these problems are solved.
At the very least, my son has been able to get an offer that many professional writers dare not imagine.
In that case, what reason do you have to refuse?
So he personally called Chen Xinlin and agreed to take his son and sign an agreement with Chen Xinlin.
In the afternoon, Han Han and his son came to Hanhai Culture.
Since Han Han was under the age of eighteen, his father, as a guardian, signed the agreement on his behalf.
In the next ten years, Han Han will cooperate with Hanhai Culture to publish six works, and the first one included in the contract is "Triple Gate", which Han Han is currently creating.
After Chen Xinlin signed Han Han, she immediately paid Han Han's father a copyright advance of 300,000 yuan through a cash check.
Han Han was so excited about this that he had already decided that he would quit school before the winter vacation, and he would not be used for classes next semester.
This way, you can concentrate on your work at home.
The teachers and classmates at school have always thought that they cannot succeed, but they have to use their strength to show them how powerful they are.
Han Han's father is also very pleased with this, he hopes that his son will take the path of creation, and now, his son has finally taken the first step to success, which is also a big step of success.